Rebroadcast: Learn from our mistakes! Obsolete parts. Ramcharger a Goldilocks truck? Average car age at new high: creating new issues. Ford EcoBoost?
Release Date: 07/25/2024
Fish out of water: V8 gearhead drives Cybertruck and self-driving mode, annoying fellow motorists. Why Charger and Jeep EVs don't connect with buyers, despite 75% energy cost savings.
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Avowed Muscle Car addict Joe drives Cybertruck through Seattle. He drives Tesla in self-driving mode confidently through busy gas station {backwards}. Why can't product planners see the disconnect between buyer mindset and the products they develop? We love to hear from you! CarsThePodcast@gmail.com
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Loud V8 drag boats a curse or a concert? Smashing teachers' cars punishable? Favorite type of automotive events. Is it OK to have different tastes in cars?
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We're taking the show in new directions and we'd love to hear ideas (& criticisms!) from you! CarsThePodcast@gmail.com
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New co-host Joe Black: Instagram, TikTok & YouTuber with questionable taste and a penchant for loud cars. Griot's Garage, Cape Cod and Santa Rosa.
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Introducing longtime car guy, serviceman, LEO, crisis intervention specialist, New England Accent Purveyor and Red Sox fan Joe Black. Please send questions, critiques, criticisms and topic ideas to We LOVE to hear from you!
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Return from Summer Break. Exciting changes ahead. Request for listener email.
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After 6 years of podcasting, we took a long summer break here in the shadows of Mt Rainier. Look forward to new topics & full episodes soon. We want to hear from YOU at We want to cover topics you'd love discussed!
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Rebroadcast: Don't let dealers run up your budget. Keep in mind actual needs. Seek advice from your mechanic. Where journalists misread buyers.
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We love to hear from you! . We'd love your suggestions for future topics. Please take time to rate & review at Apple Podcasts!
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Rebroadcast: 9 feet of mountaintop snow in a DeLorean. Ford's Farley flirts with China
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We'd love to have your review or rating at Apple Podcasts! Snowcats produced by DeLorean (and good ol' diesel fuel) are keeping our phones working! Ford CEO Jim Farley praises the Chinese Xiaomi SU7 that he drove for months. ...He can't be labeled a Grosse Pointe Myopian! Ford reveals plans for EREVs like many other markets are preparing. What if a Range Extender (in an optional mode) was a roaring V8 or a screaming Hyabusa engine being stressed with a load and software-enabled "gears" to emulate a conventional ICE? We'd love to hear from you! Topic ideas, corrections or questions....
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Rebroadcast: 5-year anniversary. Unintentional damage. Marital problems. $940k decision? Fatality rates by model. $1.98 part + 7 labor hours!
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Fatality rates vary widely among different classes of car. Lowering your expectations can yield an extra million dollars in a few decades. Bill's 7 hour job to replace a $1.98 part: common nowadays. We love to hear from you! Questions? Criticisms? We can take it! We'd love your rating and/or review at Apple Podcasts.
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No payments or debt is priority. Best car?? Car industry is world's most disruptive. Service bill includes costs you might not realize shop is incurring. Toyota dethrones Ford F150 with RAV4?
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Alix Brothers puts Auto Industry at #1 for disruption this year. Lead time for new plants is 5 years....is DC aware of that? Leno buys cars that impress him, not the Hoi polloi. Reasons why small CUVs like RAV4 & Rogue have stolen sales crowns worldwide. Jeep Cherokee OTA takeover a decade ago still has ripples today,
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Rebroadcast: Toyota not perfect. Subaru CR darling. Don't lose focus when buying. Tesla pushing envelope.
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Listeners from Djibouti to Iceland to Jakarta: Bill's customer squeezing every mile & dollar from aging Sienna, but even Toyota can have teething problems with new engine. Subaru slow evolution of same platform scores a Conumer Reports #1 reliability rank. A cheap used car won't fundamentally worsen your life, but a cheap neighborhood will. Get a pre-purchase inspection tp avoid expen$$ive hidden problems. Corrections? Rant? Raves? Topic ideas you'd like to hear? ...send 'em all our way to: CarsThePodcast@gmail.com
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Ignorance of cars is co$tly. Gritty Tacoma car culture. Japan & Korea love gasoline cars. Pioneering engineer Salihi modified Chevy.
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Basic knowledge of cars can save $$. Trivia not trivial. V8 swaps can be a grunty & fun fix for an old Jeep. Griot's hosts Corvairs, Skylines, Panhard, Lucid, VW & more. Regulations making cars disposable & costly. Was there a sweet spot in technology & reliability 20 years ago? Jalal Salihi engineered GM's first modern EV in the early 60's.
info_outlineAverage age of cars has gone from 7 years to 12 years since 1984. Owners encounter issues they've never seen. Ram Ramcharger: a locomotive for the highway? Engines like Ford EcoBoost are powerful but complex.